In the effective stress equation, the total vertical stress acting on a horizontal plane at some depth is equal to:
a. the effective stress plus the fluid pressure
b. the effective stress minus the fluid pressure
c. the effective stress times the fluid pressure
d. the effective stress plus cohesion
a
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